Giro d'Italia

PAU, France — Stunning the Tour de France on its first rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumor in the left testicle of two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso on Monday, forcing him out of the showcase race. His former rival Lance Armstrong, who survived testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain, immediately tweeted his support. At age 37, Basso wasn't a contender to win the race, as the Italian was in his heyday before he was banned for doping. But his experience and pedigree — Basso finished second at the 2005 Tour and third in 2004 — meant his withdrawal was keenly felt by his team leader Alberto Contador. The 2007 and 2009 champion must now tackle...

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PAU, France — Stunning the Tour de France on its first rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumor in the left testicle of two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso on Monday, forcing him out of the showcase race.His former rival Lance Armstrong, who survived...

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The Latest from the Tour de France (all times local): ___ 8:55 p.m. Chris Froome came away with a little icing on his Tour de France victory cake in Saturday's 20th stage: The Briton will take home the best-climber's polka-dot jersey along with the yellow...

The speedometer clocked between 50 and 60 kilometers per hour (30-37 mph) as the pine trees whipped by, and the riders leaned left to right and back again to negotiate the snaking, bumpy descent. Winning the Tour de France isn't only about having the...

CAUTERETS, France (AP) — The Latest from the 11th Stage of the Tour de France (all times local): ___ 8:50 p.m. Surgeons have removed the left testicle of two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso, Alberto Contador's teammate who left the Tour this week...

Over the earpiece tucked below his helmet, Chris Froome's team sent word that his panting Tour de France rivals were struggling in the thinning air of the high Pyrenees, on the first skyward climb of this year's race. Clearly, they were having a bad...

Stunning the Tour de France on its first rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumor in the left testicle of two-time Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso on Monday, forcing him out of the showcase race. His former rival Lance Armstrong, who survived testicular cancer...

The Latest from the first rest day of the Tour de France (all times local): ___ 6:45 p.m. Ivan Basso's Tinkoff Saxo Bank team says he needs to undergo more tests to be 100 percent sure whether he has testicular cancer. The Italian veteran shook the Tour...

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PERIGUEUX France -- Having dominated his rivals on all terrains, Vincenzo Nibali was poised to win the Tour de France as he avoided any late dramas on Saturday in the penultimate stage, a 54km time trial from Bergerac won by Germany's Tony Martin.
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